The Only Wool Sweaters I’d Buy.*

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  @TheIronSnail · 10 months ago · pinned

  ANNOUNCEMENT: 
Dear YouTube. After the 40th sweater arrived at my house and I was on day 3 of editing, I realized something. I could have probably made this video into at least 5 others. They’d each release way faster than this one, I could go more in-depth, and we could nerd out even more. Took me a long time to realize that, but I’m going to try it! We’ll see how it unfolds.

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  @antine1279 · 10 months ago

  As for the aran jumper: I've lived in Ireland for years, the reason why they are soft now is because irish wool isn't used. Irish sheep live in the climate, so their wool is coarse - nowadays that wool is used for carpets. Unprocessed wool from irish sheep was rough and oily (lanolin) so it was very protective from the elements. It was used by fishermen, but today's version is the capitalism version of it. Also as for the symbols and meaning, the fishermen's wives knitted the jumpers (obviously, although probably mothers and sisters etc for unmarried men, not really relevant for the point) and when it would get too warm, all the fishermen would take the jumpers off and put them on a pile. Because they were all the same, no-one knew which one belonged to who so the women started knitting patterns (symbols) so the men could recognise their own jumper. Over time, those symbols became family symbols, and nowadays are associated with families (clann in irish). Then the marketing stuff happened you were talking about. Just thought I'd add the info 😊

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  @Cynzttt · 10 months ago

  A small point of contention from a knitter. When you stuck your finger in the Aran sweater at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x-_PLprz3g&amp;t=649">10:49</a> - its not because its knit loosely. It&apos;s because the act of cabling creates holes in the fabric because we have to rearrange the order in which we knit the stitches. You put your finger right in the middle of a honeycomb cable, its not loose its a characteristic of certain cabled fabrics.

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  @kilppa · 10 months ago

  As a nordic person, my grandmom knitted me one. It is the best one, no matter how your review ends.

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  @Soggz7785 · 9 months ago

  My mother when she was 40, was given a spinning wheel. My father was a shepherd. The jumpers we had, were once running around our fields, on the back of his sheep. That was over 40 years ago. I still wear one of my fathers ‘sweaters’, or jumpers, as we call them here. It’s as good as the day my mother knitted it with the wool that she carded and spun, from the fleece that my dad sheared from the sheep. ( that we ate, by the way).<br>All the best.👍🏾🇬🇧

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  @mortona42yt · 10 months ago

  I feel like Neo, when he woke up from his Kung Fu training in the matrix. &quot;I know about sweaters.&quot;

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  @GwynnTheRed · 9 months ago

  As a knitter, the idea of a handknit sweater being only 120 is craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazy work, the labour cost alone would put it at atleast 2K for 20 an hour which isn&apos;t the wage of a skilled craft, nor couture. you are very lucky to have gotten a hand knit that cheap. Shetland knitters are also known for the incredibly delicate lace shawls that could fit in a ring they were so thin, as well as faire isle patterns and knitting are incredibly traditional. Cashmere is a very expensive fibre but it is also incredibly soft, which is why it is used. You could always do well for getting baby alpaca or alpaca in general as a ( slightly ) cheaper alternative. You were saying stockinette correctly.

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  @simonlynch4204 · 10 months ago

  I never cared for fashion. At all. But you managed to spark my interest because I&apos;m an engineer and a nerd and I mean this with all the respect I have... you sir are a massive nerd. I love it.

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  @sorceress-crafts · 10 months ago

  As a knitting teacher I thoroughly enjoyed this video. It&apos;s pretty rare to see someone outside the craft to have such an in-depth knowledge of fibers and knit garment construction. Love this!

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  @juliesheard2122 · 10 months ago

  The Aran sweater would be knitted, &quot;in the grease&quot;. The wool would be unwashed so that the lanolin would keep the water out, just as it does on a sheep.

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  @damdamfino · 10 months ago

  Finally! Someone who did their research and didn’t half ass it. As a very experienced knitter, I’m throughly impressed.

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  @Qs_Tube · 10 months ago

  THE HAND KNITTING ASSOCIATION OF ICELAND is where you get amazing woollen jerseys. Made to order

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